Division of City Schools


CULIAT HIGH SCHOOL


Quezon City, District VI, Metro Manila
Tandang Sora Ave., Brgy. Culiat, Quezon City

LESSON PLAN IN TVL-DRESSMAKING (NCII)

TOPIC/LESSON: Project Skirt: Pattern Manipulation (1/2 size pattern)

TARGET LEARNERS: SHS Grade 12

CONTENT STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding on the principles of

designing and sewing of ladies' skirt.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD: The learner plan, design and sew ladies' skirt.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: LO 1. Draft and cut pattern for ladies skirts 


1.4.  Manipulate Pattern

CODE: TLE_HEDM9-12SK-Ia-c-1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Identify the different materials and tools used in pattern

making.

2. Differentiate the kinds of patterns that are very useful to

dressmakers.

3. Manipulate the basic pattern to execute the desired skirt

design.

4. Observe accuracy in the drafting of patterns.

5. Appreciate the importance of pattern alteration.

LEARNING MATERIALS: K to 12 Home Economics – Dressmaking Curriculum Guide

May 2016

Competency-Based Curriculum from TESDA

Textbooks: Rondilla et al (2017), Dressmaking VII; Cruz (2013),

TLE in the 21st Century; Villanueva/Navarro (2010), T.H.E. in the

Global Community; de Guzman et al (1995), Technology and

Home Economics III.

Visual aids, chalk/blackboard, TV/DVD player or computer/

projector, skirt sample, pattern paper, pencil, eraser, scissors for

paper, tape, rulers (straight, curve), tape measure, carbon paper,

tracing wheel, dressmaker's pins, basic/foundation patterns,

procedure manual/guide

TIME ALLOTMENT: 1 Week (5 Sessions/13 hrs; TESDA recommendation 16 hrs)

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LESSON OUTLINE:

A. INTRODUCTION
DAILY ROUTINE
The session will start with a morning prayer and energizer (video clips will
be played)

The teacher will check the following:

1. Classroom settings

2. Proper uniform

3. Class attendance

4. Assignment (written or oral report)

B. MOTIVATION
The teacher will show pattern samples and ask the students the following:

1. Take a look at the finished patterns.

2. Are you familiar with the pattern parts and symbols?

3. Do you have an idea how to make style patterns according to the desired skirt

design?

PROCESS QUESTION

1. Do you think you can also perform the slash and spread method in

making style patterns?

2. Why do we need to always measure while making the patterns?

3. Do you think you can also make your own uniform skirt after this project?

C. LESSON PROPER

Altering the Foundation Pattern

The pattern you have just drafted is what is called basic or foundation pattern.

The foundation or basic pattern is a simple pattern fitted to the individual's body
measurements. It is also a guide in cutting a clothing material to be sewn into a garment. There
are five pieces of a foundation pattern: front bodice, back bodice, front skirt, back skirt, and the
sleeve. The foundation pattern is also used when making the construction pattern. The
construction pattern is used for cutting out materials following a specific style or design.

Every part is an exact mirror image of the particular body part. No allowances for sewing or for
extra fullness except for the fitting darts, are added. Allowances will be taken care later in the
style pattern.

The next step is to adjust your foundation pattern to fit the design you have chosen. The use of
the foundation pattern enables the dressmaker to integrate the style that she wants. This is
made up for the style pattern where there are seam allowances, stitching lines, darts, lines for
placing the pockets, notches, and other necessary symbols in order to avoid confusion in
laying out the patterns. This is also to ensure perfect cutting of the cloth.

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Moreover, acquired skills in pattern alteration will enable you to make use of your drafted basic/
foundation pattern every time you feel like sewing. This will save you a lot of time, energy, and
money.

Alterations may involve lengthening, shortening, widening and narrowing of the pattern pieces.

General Principles for Pattern Alterations

There are four principles applied to all pattern alterations:

1. Preserve pattern outline whenever possible.

2. Preserve the original grainline whenever possible.

3. Avoid changes that disturb darts or decorations, by making changes between the dart and
outside edge whenever possible.

4. When altering adjoining edges, proportional length must be preserved.

These are best accomplished by using the slash and spread method:

1. Draw a line across the pattern at the place where it is to be enlarged.

2. Slash the pattern and spread putting the piece of paper in between.

Making a Pleated Skirt from the Basic Pattern

1. Determine needed allowance for pleated skirt. For pleat, number of pleat x depth of pleat.

2. Draw a straight line from the hemline to the dart.

3. Cut from hemline to waistline.

4. Spread the pieces together

5. Insert the paper. Retrace and cut excess.

D. APPLICATION

TASKS
1. Using your foundation pattern, practice altering them to make a half-size skirt
similar to the design of your uniform skirt.

2. Check if you have complete set of the skirt pattern.

3. Take note where you want to place the opening. Prepare waistband pattern

(2.5 to 3 inches for the width, then add 2 to 2.5 inches for the length, for

snap, hook & eye, or button).

4. Add allowances and symbols to the final pattern parts before cutting the
pattern.

Waist = 2.5 cm

Sides = 2.5 cm

Hem fold = 3 cm

5. Cut pattern parts.

6. Show and submit your completed style patterns for evaluation.

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 Reminder: Always fold the waist, side, and darts before cutting the pattern,

Criteria Beginning Developing Competent

(1 point) (3 points) (5 points)
Compliance to Tools are appropriate Tools are somewhat Tools are appropriate,
standards but incomplete. appropriate, complete complete and used
and used properly. properly.

Application of Unable to prepare and Some struggles in The steps of preparing

procedure perform the task. preparing the style the style pattern were
pattern. correct.

Observance of Did not observe safety
Work Habits habits in handling tools;
did not maintain
cleanliness and
orderliness in the
workplace.
Slightly observed safety Observed safety habits
habits in handling tools, in handling tools;
cleanliness, and maintained cleanliness
orderliness in the and orderliness in the
workplace. workplace.

Time Management Unable to submit Submitted late. Submitted on due date.

finished project.

Highest: 20 points

RUBRICS

E. EVALUATION

Assess your work using the Rubrics table above.

The fitness and beauty of a finished skirt depends on how accurate the sewing
measurements and steps have been followed.

F. ASSIGNMENT

Bring fabric for lay-outing and marking the pattern on material. (A 4-pleated skirt for
school uniform will require 2 1/2 to 3 yards of cloth depending on size of
student.)

G. REINFORCEMENT

Draft your own foundation pattern and style pattern of your uniform skirt.

Take the body measurements of a female member of your family (e.g. your mother) and

draft her foundation pattern and style pattern of her skirt design.

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Vocabulary:

Apex - the highest point of a dart or a curve

Basic or foundation pattern - a simple pattern fitted to the individual's body measurements

Blend - blending is a process of smoothing and shaping lines to create a smooth transition
from one point to another

Construction pattern - used for cutting out materials following a specific style

Dart - triangular elements of a pattern that when sewn enable a flat, two-dimensional pattern
piece to take shape on a three-dimensional figure

Dart Leg - two lines that come together at a specific point to create a dart

Dart Intake - the portion of the fabric between the dart legs to remove excess fabric and create
shape

Ease - the amount of extra fabric that is built into the pattern to allow the garment to fix in a
relaxed position

Grain - the direction of the threads in a woven fabric, or the lengthwise, long warp threads

Knife pleats - a group of pleats that face in one direction

Notches - symbols, or markings used on a pattern to indicate cutting lines, joining points,
hems, dart legs, CF (center front) and CB (center back), etc. Single notches refer to the front of
a pattern and a double notch refers to the back of a pattern

Pleats - one or more folds of fabric that gives volume to a garment

Seam allowance -  the area added to a pattern to between the cutting line and the stitching line
allowing for a specific amount of extra fabric

Stitching lines - in sewing, is the line where two pieces of fabric are held together by thread

Style pattern - where there are seam allowances, stitching lines, darts, lines for placing the
pockets, notches, and other necessary symbols in order to avoid confusion in laying out the
patterns

Symbols - on almost every commercial pattern, there is a key to the symbols that are on your
pattern pieces. This should be found either on pattern tissue or on the direction sheet. Refer to
it when ever you are in doubt. This symbol key will vary by company and may change over
time, to prevent costly errors, do a quick refresher every time you open a pattern.

Trueing - a process in double checking that all measurement’s, seams, etc. are of equal length.

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Prepared by:

Ruth A. Salazar

SHS Subject Teacher

Checked by:

Rio D.R. Demiao

SHS Academic Coordinator

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